A former Tulsa, Okla., attorney has been sentenced in Tulsa County District Court to 10 years in prison for embezzling more than $1 million in clients’ benefits, Attorney General Scott Pruitt announced. William Anton, under a plea agreement, received four …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak announced the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. (NCCI) has filed to reduce workers’ compensation insurance rates in Oklahoma by 1.7 percent effective Jan. 1, 2012. The commissioner says NCCI attributed the rate decrease to …
Legislation overhauling the Oklahoma workers’ compensation laws becomes effective today, Aug. 26, 2011. The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court noted that while the effective date for Senate Bill 878 is Aug. 26, various provisions contained in the legislation may have different …
The state owes an estimated $36 million to more than 600 cities, counties, electrical cooperatives, state agencies, fire districts, schools and Indian tribes for its share of costs associated with 21 natural disasters dating back to 2007. After a presidential …
Residents in Pawnee County, Okla. have started to sift through the ashes following a wildfire that destroyed nearly 40 homes and may have done up to $20 million worth of damage, according to official estimates. Dozens of firefighters were needed …
The weekend wildfire that swept through a rural swath of Pawnee County, damaging or destroying at least 40 structures and charring thousands of acres, was brought under control Tuesday afternoon but not before it did some damage. Pawnee County Emergency …
Firefighters caught no break as new grass fires continued to break out in parts of Oklahoma and others rekindled from days before. At least 13 homes were destroyed in Edmond, while homes and outbuildings also were burned by fires elsewhere …
Authorities are warning that more wildfires could be possible across Oklahoma as winds increase from the southwest. The National Weather Service issued a fire weather watch that includes 47 counties in western, central and eastern sections of the state. Cleveland, …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said government entities and certain non-profit organizations in Craig and Nowata counties of Oklahoma may seek reimbursement for expenses they incurred during severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that struck May 22 through May 25. FEMA …
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said she is pitching her state’s business climate and work force in an attempt to lure some Illinois-based companies to the Sooner State. Fallin visited Chicago on July 21, meeting with several Illinois-based businesses that currently …
